Sonoma County Human Resources - Retiree Health Benefits Information This website has all the information on health, dental, and vision insurance benefits available to retirees through the County, including current rates. It has a variety of types of information on your benefits including the last Annual Enrollment Booklet, in case you want to check something in that.
Care Counsel Care Counsel is your expert healthcare advocate. They offer a variety of types of assistance to Sonoma County retirees, including enrollment questions regarding benefits and coverage, help in finding doctors, or assisting if you have a problem with a claim. Since applications for AARP/United Healthcare can be confusing, this is a good resourse to help you decide if this insurance is right for you. You can reach them through this website or call them at 888.227.3334.
Council On Aging The Council On Aging provides many services for seniors. These services include Meals on Wheels,transportation, legal and financial services, senior social clubs, senior dining rooms, and more. They also need volunteers to provide some of these services. This particular website shows services in Sonoma County but if you live elsewhere, try searching on Council on Aging and include the county you live in.
Social Security In addition to applying for Social Security and getting your questions answered, you can also get information on enrolling in Medicare.
Caring.com is a website that provides extensive information on a great variety of services needed by and available to seniors. This ranges from detail on the various options available to you and/or spouse under Social Security as well as information on assisted living, in home care, and memory care near where you live (just enter your zip code). It has over 100 different categories under the caregivers link that range from wills and estate planning, reverse mortgages, how to pay for long term care, best identity theft protection and so many more. They appear to be well researched and quite thorough in their articles. While it is under caregivers, it is information that many retirees can use for themselves or their aging parents.
The Senior Advice website offers information on all senior housing including in home care. Under Resources, it has all kinds of articles related to this. While this is a national site, you can enter your zip code and get local information.
Paying for Senior Care provides information on ways to provide for senior care which can be quite expensive, especially in Sonoma County.